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We will deal with corruption without party consideration – President of Ghana
President Akufo Addo has reiterated his pledge that the country’s laws on corruption will be applicable to all citizens irrespective of their political leanings. According to him, that is the
Ghanaian denied UK visa to save sister’s life
A woman with a rare blood cancer is being denied a life-saving transplant from her brother because he doesn’t earn enough, a charity has said. Shirley Kordie, 33, has hypoplastic
Use space technology to build a better world for all, urges UN chief
Not only has space exploration captured the world’s imagination, it can also help humankind address existential challenges back on earth, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday, in his
Nigerian university sacks ‘sex for marks’ lecturer
A lecturer has been dismissed from his post at one of Nigeria’s leading universities for promising a female student higher marks in exchange for sex. Obafemi Awolowo University said its
Gambia national police chief resigns after protest shootings
Gambia’s police say the national police inspector general has resigned after two civilians were shot dead this week during a demonstration against sand mining. Police spokesperson David Kujabi has announced
Ivory Coast govt calls for evacuation from flood zones in Abidjan
Ivory Coast’s government on Thursday called for the evacuation of all people living in flood-prone zones in Abidjan, the country’s economic hub, after 18 were killed by flash floods triggered
Google to open Artificial Intelligence research center in Ghana
Google has announced it will open an Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) research center in Accra, Ghana this year, becoming the first A.I research center in Africa. The search engine’s giant made
Documentary on migrants soccer shows dark side of World Cup
Being a World Cup laborer in Qatar is dangerous. The mostly migrant workers building the stadiums and surrounding infrastructure for the 2022 international soccer championship toil in perilous, often life-threatening
Migrant children at US border have right to protection and ‘be with their families’: UNICEF chief
Separating children from their families is in no-one’s best interest – the head of UN Children’s Fund UNICEF said on Tuesday – pointing to “heartbreaking” stories of infants who have been reportedly
United Nations: 68.5 million people displaced in 2017
One person was displaced every two seconds in 2017, the newest UN refugee agency figures show. New displacements came from crises in Myanmar, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Syria,
